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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, C. C. GALE, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and-useful Improvements' in Railroad-Time Indicator; and'I do hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description of' thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure I is a view of the 'ace or dial-plate.

Figure 2 is a v iew of the inside of dial-plate.

Figure 3, a side view of the mechanical movements by which the apparatus is worked.

Figure-4 is an end view of the movements.

Like letters refer to like parts in the views.

A, iig. 1, represents the face of the apparatus, which consists of a. map of the country and division of. the

same through which the railroad runs. B is the line of road, which, in this instance, is supposed to be the one leading from Cleveland, C, to Columbus, Dwhich also shows one intermediate station, Crestline, E. Any' number of stations, however, may be introduced, all of which can besignalled at the same time, and with the same results, viz, indicating the' time of the departure of a train from Cleveland, the time of its arrival at the intermediate stations, and at the terminus, Columbus, and which is accomplished by the following arrangement of devices, viz

Immediately back ofthe road B, which is a lengthened slot cut in the dial-plate, is stretched, over appropriate guide-pulleys F, iig. 3, an endless cord, G, and to which cord are attached small cars or carriers H H', H being the western express, and H the night express. By means of the mechanical movements I, fig. 2, this cord is made to revolve coincidently with the direction of the road, and, as a consequence, carries around with it the cars H H', along the several windingsand through the several s'tations on the route. At each station is arranged a revolving indicator, which may be either a simple disk, J, iig. S, pivoted at the centre, and inscribed on three l divisions with the time-table, as shown in the figure; or the indicator may be constructed with three or more radial arms, according to the number of daily trains, as is shown at K. These indicators are provided each with curved radial arms M, by which they are made to revolve, and thus change the position of the lettering,- as Vseen and read through the eye-holesN.

Having thus explained the construction of the apparatus, the practical operation of the same is as iollows:

The mechanical power I, being wound up, `the cord and cars are thereby made to rotate, as shown in fig. 1; the night express, H', has left the station O, at Cleveland. The indicator J', as read through the opening N, shows that the next train will leave Cleveland at 6.55 a. m. On referring to the indicator at Crestline,

it will be seen that the next train will arrive at 10.40 p. m. and on referring to the' station in Columbus, the

indicator shows that the next train will arrive at that place at 9.30 p. 1n. New, asthe Western express, H,

passed the indicator at J, at Crestline it turned the indicator around, by impinging on one of the arms M, above described, to which it is attached, and thus brought the time, 10.40 p. m., to the opening N, showing that the next arrival will be at that hour, and which will,be the night express, just left the Cleveland station O, and

which turned' the indicator there as the westernvturned it at Crestline, showing that the next train will leave Cleveland at -6.55 a. m., as read on the indicator through the hole N; and so, when the western express shall reach Columbus, itwill, on passing the indicator, turn .it from 9.30 p. m., by impinging on the raised arms, and bring to thev opening another of the arms, on which will` be seen 1.05 a. m. as the next arrival t. `and so on, as each of the three trains may pass the indicator, itturns the same one-third around, thereby bringingthe next arm, on which the time for the next arrival is inscribed, to the openingl through which' itis read,..as above said.

On the departure of each train from Cleveland, the fact is' announced by the striking of the bells P, by means of the mechanism Q, tig. 4, which, on being wound up, isl restrained from running down immediately by means .ofthe brake R,`g. 2, pivote d at X to the frame S. The curved outside end is made to engage in the.

Vteethoi thewheel T, every third tooth being cut very much deeper than the others, which allows the outer end of the brake to fal-l deeper in the wheel, which will throw the opposite -end of the brake into the notch U, cut in 'the periphery of the wheel U', and thereby arrest the movements of the machinery, which, however, is again started at' the right time by the lever V, fig. 3. This lever is pivoted at the centre at the point X', the short armof which is engaged by a lug or pin on the inner side of the indicator, so that, as the indicator is made to revolve by the passing train, the end of the lever is depressed, thereby throwing up the opposite end, which causes the brake to become disengaged from the wheel, and the machinery, thus released, is put in motion, and thereby operates the bell-hammers, and the signal given, three bells, according to the number. of short and long teeth in each section of the wheel T.

By this arrangement the time of the departure of the train from the. station is shown and signalled, and also the proper time of its arrival at each way-station and terminus. It also shows the route of the road, seetions of country and towns through which it passes, so that it may be seen at a glance the distance that the several stations are from eachother, time of departure and arrival of the daily trains, the course of the road, and the country through which it runs.

This apparatus is equally applicable to stage-routes and water-navigation, by simply substituting for the railroad above described the stage-route or the course of the river, indicating on the same the several towns and relays along the lines, and the time-table, as in the case above described. It will be obvious that this invention is susceptible of various modifications, without in the least changing the general principle of the plan.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Indicating automatically the arrival and departure of railroad trains, steamships, stages, tc., over or along the line or direction of said carriers, mapped out, showing the position of' stations on the route, for the purpose substantially as set forth. 5

2. The indicators KJ, provided with curved arms M, in combinationwitli the endless cord G, in the manner as Vand for the purpose specied.

3. The application of the mechanical movements, when so arranged, in combination with the indicator J', and operated by the same, as to signal by bells the arrival or departure of railroad trains, in the manner sub stantially as set forth.

C. C. GALE.

Witnesses:

W. H. BURRIDGE FRANK S. ALBEN. 

